Jack Gregory (American football guard) explained

Jack Gregory
Number:23
Position:Guard
Birth Date:14 February 1915
Birth Place:Okolona, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Okolona, Mississippi, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:215
High School:Okolona
(Okolona, MS)
Draftyear:1940
Draftround:13
Draftpick:115
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:7
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:0
Pfr:GregJa20

Earl Jackson "Big Bubba" Gregory (February 14, 1915 – November 5, 2003) was an American football guard.

Football career

He played college football at the University of Alabama before transferring to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and was selected as a first-team tackle on the Associated Press Little All-America team in 1939.[1] He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Rams. He appeared in seven NFL games during the 1941 season.[2] After retiring from football, he worked as a cattleman, farmer, and landowner. He was named to the University of Chattanooga All Century football team and was a charter member of the school's Sports Hall of Fame.

He died in 2003 at age 88.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Troy End Makes Star Team. The Decatur Daily. December 7, 1939. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Jack Gregory. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. August 26, 2020.
  3. News: Jack Gregory Sr.. The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 2003. Newspapers.com.